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Oleksij Makejev at an event in Cologne in November
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Ukrainian ambassador asks for generators and weapon systems
8.54 a.m .:
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, Oleksiy Makeyev, has asked for further support from Germany.
Because of the targeted Russian attacks on the power supply, his country needs generators and transformers, Makeyev said on Monday in the ZDF "Morgenmagazin".
The aim is to help people.
In addition, it is also about fighting the cause of the destruction - the Russian attacks.
"That's why we need air defense systems and weapons to protect us and the peace in Europe."
As the ambassador said, Ukraine still wants heavy combat equipment such as tanks.
"We are now in a trusting dialogue with the federal government," said Makejev.
"We need weapons to win this war." Winning the war means getting all of Ukraine's territory back under Ukrainian control - including Crimea, which was annexed in 2014, he clarified.
Ukrainian military reports repulsed Russian attacks in Donetsk
8.40 a.m .:
According to their own statements, the Ukrainian military has repulsed Russian attacks in the eastern Donetsk region in the past 24 hours.
This affects the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, among others, according to the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces in its daily situation report.
According to Ukrainian military analyst Oleg Zhdanov, heavy fighting is also continuing in the northeastern Kharkov region.
The areas that the Ukrainian troops recaptured in September and October are contested.
Russian occupiers reject reports of a possible withdrawal from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
8.15 a.m .:
The Russian administration in Enerhodar has rejected reports that Russian troops could withdraw from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant they are occupying.
The media spread false information that Russia is allegedly planning to withdraw from Enerhodar and leave the nuclear power plant, the occupation administration wrote on Telegram.
She was reacting to statements by the head of the Ukrainian energy supplier Energoatom.
He said on Sunday that information had been received for a few weeks that there were signs that Russian troops might be preparing to withdraw.
He referred to Russian media reports in which a possible transfer of control over the nuclear power plant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is described as worthwhile.
"This information is not true," explained the crew administration.
Russia took control of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in March.
It will continue to be run by Ukrainian staff.
Selenskyj swears by a hard winter, Klitschko defends himself against criticism - that happened at night
6.45 a.m .:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has prepared his compatriots for a harsh winter with fierce Russian attacks.
"As long as they have missiles, they will not rest," said Zelenskyy in his video address on Sunday evening about the Russian soldiers.
The Ukrainian army is preparing to repel further shelling.
"Russia is trying to use the cold against the people this winter," said Zelenskyj, referring to Moscow's targeted attacks on Ukrainian power and thermal power plants.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has denied President Zelenskyy allegations that he is not doing enough to protect citizens in the face of power outages and wintry temperatures.
There are 430 so-called warming centers for the people of Kiev, and another hundred are planned if the situation worsens, Klitschko explained.
"I don't want to get involved in political disputes," he wrote in the short message service Telegram.
'It's pointless.
I've got things to do in town."
There is also progress in powering the recently liberated regional capital of Kherson.
Ukraine also accuses Russia of continuing to delay ship inspections and thus restrict grain exports.
And: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apparently does not want to cut back on the aid granted to Ukraine by his predecessors.
Read all the news from the night here.
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